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Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is well aware of the legal framework and precedent in respect of discussions which take place at Cabinet. This Cabinet had conducted many discussions on many matters over the last two years that have not reached the public arena and not been the subject of inquiry and debate. The Taoiseach has, on a number of occasions, outlined the responsibilities of Cabinet members in respect...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand that the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016, if that is what the Deputy is referring to, is on Committee Stage currently. I understand a number of amendments are being prepared and that work is under way on those amendments currently.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: There is no evidence currently available to us that there is any difference in how different laboratories are performing in respect of the analysis and reviewing of these tests.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: On the question Deputy Smith has put to me, if the HSE made that commitment to the Deputy or to an Oireachtas committee it should supply that information. After these questions I will contact the HSE to see where it stands. On the broader charge the Deputy has put to us in respect of how we mind our citizens and how we mind the health of women today, I have already outlined to a number of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Deputy Mattie McGrath has just made a number of charges about Mr. O’Brien.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It is up to the Ceann Comhairle to adjudicate on whether they are appropriate and are the kinds of points that should be made on the Order of Business. I will leave that with him. With regard to how we are dealing with these matters, we are interested in trying to understand further what has happened here.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: We are trying to deal with issues regarding the safety and health of our citizens, the women who are scared today. That is the agenda of the Government.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It is not our agenda to stand up here on a daily basis seeking to gain political advantage from great private tragedy and anguish.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: What always seems to be missing every time this issue is raised is the fact that, as part of the proposal being put to the Government, those who are interested in making what is proposed happen require a significant degree of capital to do it. This is at the heart of why the Department of Finance has to consider this matter very carefully. It is not stuck; it is being reviewed and analysed,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My understanding of what will happen is laid out in the text of the public service stability agreement. It states the Public Service Pay Commission has given an undertaking to issue a report on recruitment and retention issues, focusing initially on the health service, as the Deputy said. The Department of Health and I have made a submission to the commission, as has the INMO. I expect the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I know this is a very important matter but I am not in a position to give a full answer to the Deputy on it today. Perhaps if he tables a topical issue, with the consent of the Ceann Comhairle, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine can deal with the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department's most recent macroeconomic forecasts were published with the Stability Programme Update 2018 in April, and cover the period up until 2021. The following table sets out the total employment projections from these forecasts. Overall, it is forecast that approximately 135,000 net additional jobs will be created over the period from 2018 to 2021. For this year, employment growth...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 74 together. I am advised by Revenue that net receipts for Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) and Life Assurance Exit Tax (LAET) in 2017 are published in Table 2 of Revenue’s Annual Report for 2017, available at . My Department has forecast DIRT receipts for 2018 to be in the region of €117 million. Revenue have advised that LAET is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 to 77, inclusive, together. In regard to Question 20541/18, Revenue has advised me that 328 Bookmakers Licences were issued for the 2015 to 2017 licensing period, which ended on 30 November 2017. The total Excise Licence Duty payable for these licences was €164,000 (€500 x 328).  If the Excise Licence Duty fee had been €635 for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It is extremely difficult to estimate the potential revenue generated for the Exchequer from the sugar-sweetened drinks tax due to continued industry reformulation resulting in reduced sugar levels in relevant products. However, it is estimated that the tax will yield in the region of €27m in 2018 and €40m in a full year. It is hoped that the tax will help...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Hypothecation involves linking specific expenditure to an explicit revenue source and the Deputy will be aware that it is not a feature of the Irish tax system in general. It is only used in limited circumstances where there is a strong justification because it can cause difficulties for the efficient and effective management of the public finances. Furthermore, it also exposes specific...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Knowledge Development Box (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: There are a number of features in the Knowledge Development Box (“KDB”) which are specifically included to encourage claims by SMEs. For example, larger companies are required to apply transfer pricing standards to the documentation which is required to support a claim for relief under the KDB. While SMEs will need to have records to support any apportionments made, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Finance Act 2008 introduced start-up corporation tax relief for companies in their first three years of trading. The relief was introduced to provide support to new business ventures in their critical early years of trading, thereby creating additional employment and economic activity in the State. The scheme has subsequently been enhanced and amended since its introduction. In Finance Act...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 83 together. The Programme for Partnership Government recognises the difficulties faced by community groups in relation to VAT rates on certain products such as defibrillators. This is an EU competency and the Government has committed to work with our EU counterparts in seeking to reform this area. Defibrillators, other than implantable...